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San Francisco UPS courier kills three in depot shooting San Francisco UPS gunman 'had complained about overtime'
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A UPS employee has shot and killed three people before turning the gun on himself at a San Francisco depot, local media report. A UPS employee who killed three colleagues at a San Francisco depot of the postal firm before turning the gun on himself has been named.
United Parcel Service (UPS) spokesman Steve Gaut told the AP an employee opened fire on colleagues before drivers were sent out for deliveries. Jimmy Lam, 38, killed Wayne Chan, 56, Benson Louie, 50, and 46-year-old Michael Lefiti, in the attack, the city medical examiner said.
The suspect shot himself when confronted by police and later died in hospital, NBC7 and ABC7 reported. Two other employees were shot at the four-storey facility, but survived.
Police said the building was secure but did not offer details on the victims. The attacker, who authorities said was armed with an "assault pistol", shot himself as police closed in.
San Francisco assistant police chief Toney Chaplin said the suspected gunman was armed with an assault pistol and shot himself as he was confronted by police. United Parcel Service (UPS) spokesman Steve Gaut told AP news agency an employee opened fire on colleagues before drivers were sent out for deliveries.
"UPS confirms there was an incident involving employees within the company's facility in San Francisco earlier this morning," the company said in a statement on Wednesday. Teamsters Union official Joseph Cilia told AP news agency that Lam had filed a grievance complaining he was working excessive overtime.
"We cannot provide information as to the identity of persons involved at this time, pending the police investigation." Mr Cilia said: "I never knew Jimmy to not get along with people. Jimmy wasn't a big complainer."
Investigators were still working to determine a motive, but authorities said the incident was not thought to be connected to terrorism.
San Francisco police Assistant Chief Toney Chaplin said when officers encountered the armed suspect in the building he "put the gun to his head and discharged the weapon".
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee called the shooting a "senseless act of violence".
UPS has said it was "saddened and deeply concerned" about the shooting, which the company said involved six employees.
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